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DDT and Heptachlor as Black-fly Larvicides in Clear and Turbid Water1

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 May 2012

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Field tests of several formulations of DDT and heptachlor as black-fly larvicides were made in 1953 and 1954 in irrigation canals in Alberta. The objectives of these tests were 1: to investigate further the relationship between larvicide effectiveness and the suspended solids content of the water, and 2: to investigate the use of formulations containing either emulsifiers or finely-divided inorganic particles which might improve larvicide effectiveness in clear-water streams.

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Copyright © Entomological Society of Canada 1962

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